Music Marketing Using Instant Gratification Tracks vs Complete My Album [Michael Brandvold, Jay Gilbert]
Music Biz Weekly co-hosts and marketing experts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss the difference between an “Instant Gratification Track” and “Complete My Album, and learn why you should always…
Read more »Should Musicians Even Bother Making Albums Since Almost No One Is Buying Them?
Like it or not, we live in a singles driven music industry. A recent half-year report from Nielsen revealed that album consumption has taken a dramatic hit over the past…
Read more »Prince Gets His Own Official Shade Of Purple
The Prince Estate and Pantone, the global arbiter of color, have announced the creation of a standardized custom color to represent and honor the music icom Unsurprisingly its a purple…
Read more »7 Ways To Actually Enjoy Putting Out Your Album
While an important component of most artists’ musical career, releasing an album can be arduous and time consuming process, and with the wrong attitude it can become fairly miserable fairly…
Read more »A2IM Calls Out Billboard For “Erroneous” Independent Music Power Players List
Billboard has published its latest Independent Power Player Edition and A2IM, the U.S. indie label sector’s top trade organization, is crying foul over the magazine’s definition of independent, which includes…
Read more »This Week in Rock History, August 14 – 20
Over the years, the third week in August has yielded scores of memorable rock and roll-related events. In 1969, for instance, day one of The Woodstock Music and Art Festival…
Read more »Watch: Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna Sings the National Anthem at Buffalo Bills Preseason Game
The land of the free (if you’re white), and the home of the depraved. The post Watch: Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna Sings the National Anthem at Buffalo Bills Preseason Game appeared…
Read more »Lawsuit Planned Against Trucking Company in Adrenaline Mob Crash; Two Still Hospitalized
Tour manager Janet Rains had burns covering 62% of her body and will need to remain in the hospital for some time, including more surgery. The post Lawsuit Planned Against…
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